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I can't believe it's nearly April and I am writing my first blog post of 2021! Well, what a year it's been so far. I hope 2021 has been...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Feelings don't have a size!
Hi Everyone! I am sorry it's been a few months since my last blog post, where did that time go! As you can imagine it's been really busy...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Oct 1, 20203 min read
Is your positivity toxic?
Good vibes only please! I am going to breathe in positivity and breathe out negativity! Just be positive! How many times do we hear...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Aug 12, 20205 min read
When communication goes wonky
On average we speak between 7,000 & 20,000 words a day (Brizendine, 2006) but how much do we hear? I am a busy therapist so I imagine I...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Jun 16, 20203 min read
Do you have Covid-fatigue?
How many times have you heard the following phrases "during this time", "these unprecedented times", "coronavirus crisis", "the new...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Apr 29, 20203 min read
When the setbacks strike........
So how is everyone doing? I'll be honest, I've found this time a little stressful. I've not written a blog for a while as I didn't feel...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health
Coronavirus
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laurenstreetcounselling
Feb 5, 20203 min read
A different kind of conversation.......
A different kind of conversation
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laurenstreetcounselling
Nov 29, 20193 min read
Emotional responsibility & me
I've gone back into the therapy room for this month's blog post and looked at what's been discussed frequently between myself & my...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Oct 29, 20194 min read
The importance of boundaries!
Usually I have a long list of things to blog about but for this month's issue I've been drawing a blank. I am not usually stuck for ideas...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Sep 26, 20194 min read
Feeling in a rut? Stop beating yourself up!
As the darker mornings and evenings draw in, the leaves fall from the trees and Christmas food starts creeping onto supermarket shelves...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Aug 28, 20193 min read
Is it perception or reality?
What is reality? It sounds like such a simple question but doesn't always give us the answer we'd like. Albert Einstein put it like this...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Jul 30, 20193 min read
The art of self-acceptance................
Acceptance - what is it? how do you learn it? can you lose it? It's such an easy word to say but sometimes so difficult to do. As a...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Decisions, decisions, decisions!
Do I? Don't I? How often do you find yourself at a crossroads trying to make a decision? Decisions are a daily part of life, some studies...
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laurenstreetcounselling
May 14, 20193 min read
Why is failure not an option?
It just so happens that the usual week for my monthly blog post also falls on Mental Health Awareness Week. It seems as if mental health...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Apr 12, 20193 min read
What is the role of a therapist?
Have you ever thought about doing something and decided against it as you thought it wasn't for you? How many times have you then been...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Mar 8, 20192 min read
It's all in the wording......
In one of my first blog posts I highlighted that only 7% of the way we communicate is through the words we use. So much is focused on how...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Jan 21, 20192 min read
I am feeling blue; and I am not ashamed to admit it.
So apparently today is now known as "Blue Monday". The third Monday of January shall forever be labelled as the most depressing day of...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Jan 7, 20192 min read
New year new who??
Happy New Year to you all. How many of us now hear "new year new me", "what's your new years resolutions?" and "this is the start of a...
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laurenstreetcounselling
Nov 20, 20183 min read
Who's afraid of the big C?
Can you believe we're only 35 days away from Christmas? I don't know about you but I feel that I've only just gotten over Christmas 2017...
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